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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Swain 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

99Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Swain 2

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Swain 2 route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae422025-41%2014
Song SparrowPasserellidae412025-12%2014
American RobinTurdidae382025-31%2014
American CrowCorvidae322025-40%2014
Gray CatbirdMimidae292025+69%2014
European StarlingSturnidae272025+24%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025+67%2014
Common YellowthroatParulidae212025-12%2014
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae202025+33%2014
Rock PigeonColumbidae192025+162%2014
Yellow WarblerParulidae172025+225%2014
OvenbirdParulidae172025+37%2014
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+25%2014
Blue JayCorvidae122025-16%2014
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025+62%2014
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122025-20%2014
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+131%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-52%2014
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-14%2014
Red CrossbillFringillidae72022n/an/a
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025+0%2014
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024+113%2014
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025+10%2014
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae62025+100%2017
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52025+31%2015
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52025+147%2014
American RedstartParulidae52025+133%2015
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42021+63%2015
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025+13%2014
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-10%2014
Hooded WarblerParulidae42025+67%2018
BobolinkIcteridae42025+44%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae42022+0%2016
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae32025-38%2014
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023+40%2014
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025+120%2015
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+50%2014
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32025-63%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-81%2014
VeeryTurdidae32025-61%2014

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.